The ATSNJ is proud to announce that this year's Keynote Lecture at the Annual Conference on March 2nd will feature former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand, Rutgers Team Physician Dr. Robert Monaco, and Rutgers Athletic Trainer David McCune.

In October 2010, Rutgers University football star, Eric LeGrand, sustained a spinal cord injury at his C3 and C4 vertebrae during a fourth quarter play at MetLife Stadium. While the initial prognosis was grim, Eric demonstrated his titan strength by shattering all expectations for his recovery and rehabilitation. However, recovery was not enough.

With close to six million Americans living with some form of paralysis, including 1.3 million spinal cord injuries, Eric harnessed the national spotlight he attracted from his injury to give back to the community and inspire those living with and impacted by paralysis to bELieve.

We have exciting news on the legislative front! Just prior to last week's Capitol Hill Day event in Washington, D.C., Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced Senate Resolution 372 to the Senate. S.Res. 372 endorses NATA's goals and ideals for a Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights and encourages schools to develop and adopt best practices and standards to prevent and address student athlete injuries.